Howard stepped on the accelerator pedal, and the car instantly accelerated and sped forward.
However, looking through the rearview mirror, one could still clearly catch a dark figure, following closely behind them.
Howard could even clearly hear the sound of the other party's engine entering his ears from outside the car.
"The other party was driving a military motorcycle, and at our speed we couldn't get away from him."
Howard quickly judged the car type following them based on the sound of the engine, and analyzed the current situation.
"Since we can't hide, let's confront him head-on!" Hearing this, Thor also made a prompt decision.
If the car is attacked by the other party and loses control while driving at high speed, the situation will become more dangerous.
"Howard, you park the car on the side of the road later and hide in the car with Maria. I'll go down and see who the other person is."
After saying that, Thor had already grasped the handle of the sledgehammer with his right hand, and put his left back on the door handle of the car door.
Once Howard parked the car, Thor rushed out of the car as fast as he could.
Howard was very skilled in driving. He released the accelerator, stepped on the clutch, braked to slow down, and stopped the car steadily on the side of the road.
It was late at night, and there were not many vehicles or pedestrians passing by on the road they chose, which made it easier for Thor to fight with the other party later.
As Howard stopped the car, the motorcycle that had been following them also slowed down and stopped not far behind them.
It was only then that Thor finally saw the person clearly with the help of the dim moonlight.
There was only one person on the other side, wearing a military uniform, with half-length black hair parted in the middle, and a very stern appearance.
This man gave Thor the feeling that he was more like a killing machine than a cold-blooded killer!
In particular, his left hand is not a normal flesh and blood body, but a mechanical arm made of all metal, which adds to the dangerous aura exuding from his body.
This is the super soldier created by KGB and born entirely to complete the mission - the Winter Soldier.
Howard, who was hiding in the car, also saw the phantom of the Winter Soldier through the car window, but the darkness and the dimness of his old eyes prevented him from seeing the Winter Soldier's face clearly.
But when Howard looked at the other person's figure, he always felt very familiar.
Just when he was about to take a closer look, the figure of the Winter Soldier flashed and began to attack Thor.
Winter Soldier waved the iron wall in his left hand and punched Thor on the head. But how could Thor, who had experienced many battles, be hit so easily?
Although Thor has not developed much brain in more than a thousand years, his muscles are actually forged on the battlefield.
Thor raised his arm to block and easily blocked Winter Soldier's steel arm with his arm of flesh and blood.
But it wasn't over yet. The defense was just to prepare for the next attack. After Thor blocked the punch with his left arm, he directly grabbed Winter Soldier's wrist with his backhand.
Then he swung the sledgehammer he had been holding in his right hand and struck Winter Soldier on the chin.
But Winter Soldier's reaction speed is also not slow. As a super soldier who has undergone human body modification, facing Thor who has lost his artifact and magic power, Winter Soldier will not be instantly killed by Thor as soon as he meets him.
He leaned back and avoided Thor's sledgehammer. Immediately afterwards, he directly put his right hand on the ground and kicked Thor's heart upward.
Facing the athlete's foot, Thor was unable to dodge for a moment, and was kicked away by Winter Soldier, hitting the trunk of the car.
If it were someone else who had been hit by Winter Soldier, they would have fainted or even died due to cardiac arrest.
But for Thor, this kick only caused some pain in his chest. "It wasn't even enough to hurt him.
So Thor, who landed on the trunk of the car, didn't pause at all. He turned over and rushed towards Winter Soldier to start the second round of confrontation.
Winter Soldier also hurriedly fought back and returned to a standing posture, guarding against Thor's attack.
clang!
This time, Thor took the lead and struck down with a hammer, but Winter Soldier blocked it with the iron arm of his left hand.
But although Thor's blow was blocked by the Winter Soldier, don't forget that on one side is a hammer made by the dwarf craftsmen of Nidaville, and on the other side is a mechanical arm made of alloys from the earth.
How could Winter Soldier's robotic arm remain unscathed after being hit by Thor's hammer?
Sure enough, when he looked again the next second, he saw that the mechanical arm on Winter Soldier's left hand that was so flexible just now was already flashing with electric sparks and hanging down by his side.
It is obvious that it has lost its ability to move due to the damage caused by Thor's hammer just now.
Without the assistance of this mechanical arm, the threat that Winter Soldier can pose to Thor drops sharply.
At the same time, Howard in the car finally saw the other party's true face with the help of the light brought by the electric spark on the Winter Soldier's left mechanical arm.
But this fact made Howard's eyes widen in disbelief, because he did know the true identity of the other party, and this person had died more than forty years ago.
"Sgt...Sergeant Barnes?!"
Sergeant James Barnes, a member of the Howling Commandos. He was the closest comrade-in-arms and the strongest supporter of Captain the United States in World War II.
But during a mission against HYDRA, he fell from a train into a valley and died.
These are the records of James Barnes in the United States Captain's Memorial Hall.
But such a hero, who was originally thought to have been sacrificed, now appeared alive in front of Howard.
Moreover, the other party's appearance is still as young as before, and it seems that time has not passed on his good body at all.
"How...how is this possible?! If all of this is true, does that mean Steve might also be..."
Thor outside the car naturally knew nothing about Howard's shock.
Now that Winter Soldier has lost his robotic arm, Thor must take advantage of the victory and rush to Winter Soldier to deal damage.
Unexpectedly, Winter Soldier, who knew it was difficult to fight back, put all his energy into dodging, and was able to avoid Thor's fatal attack.
Although he was still inevitably hit by Thor, as long as there was no fatal blow, Winter Soldier still had a chance to come back.
You must know that in this operation against Howard and the Super Soldier Serum, in addition to him, there were also people from HYDRA involved.